Boeing F/A-18

Australia can buy up to 63 Northrop Grumman-built, long-range anti-radiation missiles worth up to $506 million, the U.S. government announced on Feb. 27.

Although Hornet production is forecast to end in 3-5 years, Boeing officials seem confident that a new generation of fighter production soon will begin.

Boeing is forging ahead with the company’s long-standing bid to sell Block III Super Hornet fighters to the Indian Navy.

Tests were carried out by the naval version of the indigenous HAL Light Combat Aircraft Tejas (N-LCA) and a Mikoyan MiG-29K.

Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.

Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.

The recent Exercise Varuna with India addresses French security concerns and showcases Rafale fighters to the Indian Navy.

All deliveries from the sole-source contract are expected to be completed within two years of the award of an $87 million, sole-source contract.

The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.

The contractual agreement enables Canada to order the first four F-35As for delivery in 2026 in the Lot 18 production standard, with 84 more delivered by 2034.

Despite some discrepancies in the details, Top Gun: Maverick highlights one of the biggest challenges in modern air combat.

Sweden is proposing to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets on a virtual one-for-one basis by offering 64 Gripen fighters for Helsinki’s €9 billion ($10.9 billion) HX fighter requirement.

Three F/A-18E/Fs have already been delivered from an SLM line in St. Louis, Missouri. But the fourth SLM-updated F/A-18E/F delivered to the Navy emerged from Boeing’s facility at Kelly Field.

Switzerland now has armed aircraft on duty around the clock for air policing duties, boosting the readiness of the country’s air force.

The unpainted aircraft, F287, took off on June 3 from the Boeing assembly line in St. Louis, Missouri.

The delivery completes a 15-year, 608-aircraft production run.

Germany will order a combined fleet of Eurofighters and U.S.-made F/A-18 Super Hornets to replace its aging Panavia Tornado.

The Super Hornet is the last of the five Western types participating in the trials.

Australia’s request to buy the missiles implies it has chosen the AGM-158C for project Air 3023 Phase 1.

The U.S. Marine Corps is halving its planned 2021 buy of F-35Bs to 10 jets, while the Navy is purchasing three fewer F-35Cs than in the previous year’s budget projection.

The new pod will become one of the key capabilities for the F/A-18E/F Block III that is scheduled to enter flight testing in a few months.

The Swiss government has issued a second request for quotations for new combat aircraft and ground-based air defense systems.

Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The

The U.S. House on Dec. 17 passed a spending bill that will provide $693.3 billion to the Pentagon in fiscal 2020.